Manila Bulletin
Cloth masks can be washed, reused but don’t use gasoline to disinfect these --- DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) clarified that cloth masks can be washed and reused multiple times, advising against the use of gasoline for disinfection as suggested by President Rodrigo Duterte.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire stated that cloth masks should be washed after each use, dried, and exposed to sunlight before being worn again.
Vergeire mentioned that the President's suggestion to use gasoline for disinfecting masks might have been a joke.
According to DOH guidelines, individuals with COVID-19 symptoms should use surgical masks, while healthcare workers in hospitals should use N95 masks.
For those outside hospitals and without symptoms, a cloth mask is recommended and supported by the World Health Organization.
Surgical and N95 masks are designated for single use and require proper disposal to curb the transmission of COVID-19.
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